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palmac

“palmac” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. measurement unit, equal to 3.4 cm or one eight of a palmă.

In Romanian

  1. veche unitate de măsură pentru lungime, folosită mai ales în Moldova, egală cu 3,4 cm și echivalând aproximativ cu a opta parte dintr-o palmă.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پرمق (parmak, “finger, toe”), from Proto-Turkic *barmak (“finger, thumb”).

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